The audio and video messages are now available online for the 2018 Calvary Chapel Women’s Christmas Dessert. Cyndi Ballmaier shared her heart in her message, “White As Snow”. The theme verse reference comes out of Isaiah 1:18.

Watch the video by clicking here, Audio is available on our website here.

A special thank you to all those who were a part of making this years’ event a blessing for all those who attended.

The purpose for which John the Apostle wrote his gospel was so that people could have eternal life—a purpose he clearly states at the end of his gospel when he said—

John 20:31 (NKJV)

…these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.

Fifty-four times in his gospel John talks about the life that Jesus gives. The Greek word he uses for life is Zoë, a word that means spiritual life, or in other words—the life of God. The Bible defines Zoë life as a dynamic life, a fruitful life, a joyful and fulfilled life.

It’s a life that Jesus Himself said was abundant and David in Psalm 23 described as overflowing. But here’s the problem—if I were to go around asking people to define the concept of ‘life ‘—for many it would be a little hard to nail down.Most people today would probably try to define life in terms of a quality of living.

They would say that life is about achieving a certain level of happiness based on success in their chosen career field which brings them affluence, material possessions and possibly even fame. But this abundant life that Jesus spoke of isn’t external as many believe and teach.

A few days ago, on May 14th the modern State of Israel celebrated its 70th anniversary as a nation. To add to this joyous occasion—President Donald Trump moved our embassy to Jerusalem—which officially opened on May 14th.

In doing this, the United States of America officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The rebirth (resurrection) of the nation of Israel was prophesied in the Old Testament book of Ezekiel Chapter 37. In this Chapter, God is prophesying that Israel will become a nation again in the last days.

Ezekiel 37:12–14 (NKJV)

Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves and cause you to come up from your graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I have opened your graves, O My people, and brought you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken it and performed it,” says the Lord.’ ”

God promised the Jewish people, who had been scattered from their land, that He would raise the nation from “the dead” (v.1-11) by bringing the Jewish people back to the land He had given them and that they would become a nation once again—in the last days.

Mark your calendars Gentlemen! It’s time to sign-up for this years’ Men’s Retreat. It’s our pleasure to announce that we’ll have Pastor Sandy Adams of Calvary Stone Mountain in Georgia out to speak to our men once again.

NEW! We are excited to now offer dinner on Friday evening for all attending this years’ retreat. It’s another opportunity to settle in, break bread and fellowship!

Be sure to secure your spot for this years’ Men’s Retreat at Conference Point Center. Deposits are due by Sunday, March 18th. Information and online registration is now open and available on our website. To access the main registration website, click on the image above or click HERE.

In Ephesians Chapter 1 Paul is talking about how those of us who are Christians got saved. In verse 13 he gives a very simple 3 point outline—“You heard the word of truth (the gospel), you trusted in Christ, and you were sealed with the Holy Spirit.”

1. You heard the word of truth—v.13a

Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

1 Corinthians 1:21b (NKJV)

…it pleased God through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.

This is our part in God’s plan for saving the lost—to honor God with our lives and to share the gospel with our words. We really have not been called to “win people to Christ” or to “save souls”—that’s the Holy Spirit’s ministry.

Our responsibility is to, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone” as Jesus commanded us.

Here’s an update from the Calvary Chapel Association and the relief efforts being made by Calvary Chapel Houston, and generous donors across the country. We will post these updates, along with news from Pastor Mike and Robin as info becomes available.

We wanted to get a letter out to everyone expressing our gratitude, for the great response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey in Houston and the surrounding areas. Your continuing prayer and support is appreciated more than words can express.

Though the recovery from this storm will take years, the open door for the Gospel will no doubt produce a spiritual recovery and reviving of unimaginable blessing in many people’s lives.

The CCA website will continue to post updates and practical ways to get involved so please use it as a way to remain informed.

Now with Hurricane Irma and Jose bearing down on Florida and the Southeast, our prayers and the prayers of His church are urgently needed. We’ll do our best to keep everyone informed as we get updates.

Please pray for First Responders, Emergency Workers, FEMA, National Guard, Police and Fire Rescue, and all those who are serving in extremely difficult circumstances. Especially pray for the pastors and congregations who find themselves in the middle of all of this insanity who want to be both a witness for our Lord, and serve the devastated communities they are in the midst of. We will keep you all posted.

Hurricane Harvey originated off of the coast of Africa as a tropical storm in early August and made landfall on south Texas on August 26. This storm edged slowly east into the Gulf of Mexico before making a final landfall near Cameron, Louisiana, on August 30.

It has wreaked havoc on property, and lives as can be seen in the video and will take a great deal of time to recover from the devastation left in its’ wake.

Now our country is faced with yet another natural disaster as a string of tropical storms and Hurricane Irma approaches the southeastern coast of our country, including Florida, Alabama and the Carolinas.

Samaritan’s Purse is already dispatching supplies for the effort.

Let’s pray that The Lord would continue to come up alongside all of those affected.

Pray! Please Pray! The fields are white for harvest as people try to make sense of their lives amidst this disaster. Secondly, funds are needed for the relief effort as local churches and Samaritan’s Purse minister and provide aid ‘on the ground.’

is a non-denominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world.

Rescue and Relief are just one of the many branches of ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. They have been involved in providing aid and ministering during natural disasters across the world. This is a grass roots, hands-on ministry.Their website provides some valuable information about how your money is distributed.

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ON THE GROUND with Calvary Chapel Houston

Calvary Chapel Houston has also been in the midst of the storm, working directly with the communities affected by Hurricane Harvey.

On September 1st, CC Houston served 4,000 meals and are expecting that number to grow as the word spreads. They are equipped for 10,000 meals a day.

Pastor Ron Hindt’s of CC Houston Twitter Feed

Devastated home - Joyful heart! The joy of the Lord is the believers strength even when they loose everything! Neh.8:10 Humbled! pic.twitter.com/i78okboZCT